Christian Group Accuses GOP of "Political Gang Rape" Against Todd Akin

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Christian Group Accuses GOP of "Political Gang Rape" Against Todd Akin
—By Kate Sheppard| Wed Aug. 22, 2012 11:42 AM PDT
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http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/08/christian-group-accuses-gop-political-gang-rape-against-todd-akin

American Vision, a Christian nonprofit formed to "restore America to its biblical foundation," is accusing Republicans of committing "political gang rape" against Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.).

Akin landed in the middle of a controversy this week after he remarked that women who are the victims of "legitimate rape" can't get pregnant because "the female body has ways to shut that whole thing down." Many of his fellow Republicans joined the ensuing chorus of condemnation, and GOP leaders begged Akin to quit the Missouri Senate race. American Vision, in an article posted on its website and authored by the group's research director, Joel McDurmon, says Republican calls for Akin to step aside are basically like forcing someone to have sex against their will, repeatedly, with numerous perpetrators—politically-speaking, of course:

We expect leftists, liberals, and other miscreants to pounce opportunistically, to lie, cheat, and twist (all the while drooling) over a phrase like "legitimate rape" when uttered by a strong conservative Christian politician. But should we expect the same from alleged conservatives?......

And this kind of garbage is spreading up here.

[Philosoraptor]

1. Yet another 'type' of rape.......

[spanone]

2. 'leftists, liberals, and other miscreants'.....fuck you 'american vision'

[Ian David]

3. OMG, they're right! Christians should vote for Aiken, & vote against ALL THOSE OTHER Republicans!

In fact, as a show of support, they should write-in Aiken on ALL the down-ballot and up-ballot races.

[Chorophyll]

4. I really hate it when people call something that clearly isn't rape, rape.

And in this particular case, it is insulting, appalling, and nauseating beyond measure.

No one has violated Rep. Akin in any way; certainly not his own party. And you know? He could still become senator.

[HockeyMom]

5. So the opposite "science" of conception is true?

A woman who wants to get pregnant will very easily? The FIRST TIME? ROFL

[jsr]

6. "American Vision" = Kinder, Küche, Kirche

[99Forever]

7. Is that "Legitimate Political Gang Rape" or...

... "illegitimate Political Gang Rape" ?

Inquiring minds want to know.


Effen clowns.

[hifiguy]

8. I wonder what their response would be

to a "strong Christian conservative politician" calling for the reinstatement of slavery or the removal of Jews. Doubtless it would be wholly supportive.

[JHB]

9. Here's the the real meat:

The piece goes on to argue that Akin was actually accurate in his statement that it's rare for women to become pregnant as a result of "legitimate rape," a view shared by a lot of anti-abortion activists. McDurmon also argues that even if in few cases when a rape victim does become pregnant, an abortion is still unjustified. Treading into full-on misogyny, he claims that if abortion were outlawed except in cases of rape, many women would cry rape in order to "kill out of convenience."

Liberals may wish us to believe that no woman would ever stoop so low as to lie about being raped. But this simply does not comport with what we Christians know about fallen human nature. We, conservatives, all agree that millions of women annually conspire to commit murder on their unborn babies. So do you expect me to feel it unacceptable to believe they would lie about why? This is political correctness run amok. Why, after all, would someone willing to kill out of convenience not also lie for various reasons out of convenience?

(emphasis mine)


"millions of women annually conspire to commit murder on their unborn babies". Ponder what goes into a statement like that.

The people driving this movement politically think rape (and the health of the mother; They put that in scare quotes too) are just legalistic dodges so they can "kill for convenience". It's trying to "get off on a technicality", as they put it in 1970's vigilante movies, doubtless so they can go out and "murder" again.

Read through all the caricatures he manages to pack into the couple of excerpts in the MJ article. This guy is living in a fantasy world (which starts straight off with "restore America to its biblical foundation" and then charges headlong further from reality) but he's damned determined to impose his blinkered vision on the rest of us.

Guys like this project like a lighthouse, my fellow "drooling" "miscreants".

[TlalocW]

10. What part of Akin's body is going to shut down to protect himself?

Can't be the brain as that was already off.

TlalocW

[KharmaTrain]

11. Drip...Drip...Drip...

I'm hoping the fundies are real pissed...send millions to Akin and the "establishment" decides to run a third party candidate. The real story here is yet another big rift developing within the rushpublican party. As I suspected, the Fundies aren't taking a likin' to Akin being tossed under the bus and could decide not to take those church buses to the polls on election day. Rove has to be changing his undies several times a day seeing this going on.

The longer Akin stays in the race the more it will force rushpublicans to take sides. Go against Akin and risk fundies staying home...and this could be critical in House and Senate races.

[Trillo]

12. An example of illegitimate rape?

The deep understanding of metaphor is noted and acknowledged.